"To The Clouds" – A life changed by the R34 Airship
Life can take you on interesting detours. I sat down a couple of nights ago to write the next episode of ‘Some Other Scotland‘, only to find myself some time later digging through the internet for every scrap of information…
Great Hites
The short story I mentioned in the last post has appeared in Episode 51 of the Great Hites podcast which features short stories based on a common weekly theme. I have enjoyed several of the stories featured over the last…
Masters of Song Fu – Hanging up that hat
For the first time since it started, ‘Masters of Song Fu’ has been won by a challenger – well done Molly! They have already announced the date for sign-up for the next round, but I think I’m going to take…
Some Other Scotland – An Alternative Now
I mentioned this project in passing a while ago, but since I’ve just completed the third episode, now seems like a good time to let you know a bit more about it. Some Other Scotland is a podcast novel. Huh?…
New Challenges
February could well go by the moniker of “Crazy Challenges Month” for this psychonaut… First of all, the Masters of Song Fu challenge is opening up again early this month. If I make it into the arena, I’ll be repeating…
Something Different
The Mandelbrot Set’s version of ‘Skullcrusher Mountain’ is coming along nicely with the addition of some spoken vocals in the style of the late, great Vivian Stanshall. I have re-recorded some of my bass part, as the original did not…
Podcastability
I like podcasting. I have a cheap and cheerful little mp3 player which I take with me whenever I travel. It only holds about 2 CDs’ worth of music at once, but it is near indestructible and runs for hours…